To install MySQL you will first need to download the appropriate installs fromhref="http://www.mysql.com">www.mysql.com. To install on ahref="http://www.redhat.com">Red Hat

Once MySQL is installed you will need to check and see if it is running. MySQL is a database server, so it offers connections in the same way a web or a mail server would. To check to see if the server 'mysqld' is running issue:ps -aux | grep mysql